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The Bornean said Bujang was a great hunter, for he had killed fifty-three crocodiles that year. The yacht, with the sampan still in tow, started up the river, keeping in the middle of it. Just before sunset she reached the junction of the Simujan and Sadong.
But, Achang, is there any game in the woods we see beyond the paddies?" "Sometimes there is plenty of it; at others there is scarcely any. You can get squirrels here and some birds." "Any orang-outangs?" "We found none when we came up the river, for this is not the best place for them. If we run up the Sadong and Samujan Rivers, you will find some," replied the Bornean.
"The case stands thus: Seriff Sahib, quite frightened at Sadong since last year, enraged likewise at his loss of power and his incapability of doing mischief, collected all the Sakarran Dyaks, and was joined by many of the Dyaks of Sarebus and some Balows. He likewise had a good many Malays, and bullied every one in his vicinity.
I instantly, on the receipt of the letter, sent to the rajah to request that he would dispatch a boat for Sirhassan, with a person competent to treat with the pirates; and on the morning of the 3d I succeeded in dispatching a boat to Songi, in the Sadong, to get some of the Datu Pangeran's people, who are Illanuns; but up to this time they have not returned.
I should not omit to mention an important character, who was constantly appearing on the scene during our sojourn at Sadong. This was the Abang or Malay chief of the village.
On the 2d of August I was surprised by the receipt of a letter brought from Sadong, and bearing date the 10th of July. The gentleman who writes it can best tell his own story. 'Island Sirhassan, off Tan Datu, 'July 10th, 1841. 'A boat leaves this to-morrow for Sarawak; perhaps this may fall into the hands of Mr.
There are some water snakes taken occasionally, and people here eat them. They make a very fine curry." "I should ask to be excused from partaking of that dish," said Scott. "That is all prejudice," said the agent. "Perhaps you would like to go a-fishing in the Sadong and its branches. We have a peculiar way of taking fish here. We use the tuba plant, which the Malays prepare for use.
The voyage was resumed on the sea to the mouth of the Sadong; and in three hours more she entered the stream, which was a large one, averaging half a mile wide for twenty miles. "Bujang!" called Achang, as instructed by the captain. "Do you want to go any farther?" The head man replied in his own language that they wished to go to Simujan, or till they came to plenty of game.
As the wet season was approaching, I determined to return to Sarawak, sending all my collections with Charles Allen around by sea, while I myself proposed to go up to the sources of the Sadong River and descend by the Sarawak valley.
A suggestion of another hunt the following day by Bakar was politely but firmly declined, and we left early the following afternoon at five our anchorage being in a very feverish locality. The halt for the night was to be at a large Dyak house, fifteen miles down stream, and half way to Sadong. We sighted lights on the left bank about eleven o'clock the same evening.
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